Watch the full video from the While the World Waits exhibition.

Henry SIMMONS with River Yarners

The River, 2022
Stop-motion animation and drone video, 3mins.

The River is a collaborative work by Henry Denyer-Simmons and the River Yarners. A visual response to Adam Kerezsy’s instrumental composition Waiting Game, the animation playfully documents the work of the River Yarners who have been knitting, crocheting and weaving a growing representation of the river since 2015.

While the world waited, the knitting continued. The work is inspired by the timeless, ever-changing moods of the Macquarie-Wambuul River which gives us life. The River Yarners began their work to protest a proposal to siphon water from the river for a gold mine. Contributions have been received from across the Macquarie-Wambuul catchment.

The river continues to grow week by week.

Henry Denyer-Simmons’ digital film and artmaking practice explores the visual (re)presentation of individuals, communities, movements and organisations. River Yarners’ core group consists of Wendy Alexander, Ana Freeman, Stephanie Luke, Sally Neaves, Margaret Sewell, Bernadette Mullaney, Tracy
Sorensen and Vianne Tourle.

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